2011 World Games in Athens

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Take a look at how our Georgia athletes medaled at the 2011 World Games in Athens:

Georgia Athletes

Overall Results

Duck Derby Winners Announced

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Here is a list of the lucky duck winners in today’s Duck Derby at Six Flags White Water:

First place: Tom Adrien won a Mandalay Bay Resort Package including a 3-night stay at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, 2 tickets to Disney’s The Lion King, 2 tickets to Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay Resort, $100 off a Mandalay Bay Beach Cabana, and $150 dining credit to any one of Mandalay Bay’s 15 restaurants.

Second place: Kathy McCluskey won a $300 reward gift card for Marriott Hotels, valid until November 17, 2011

Third place: Andrea Walker won a $250 Macy’s gift card

Fourth place: Joyce Ferris won a $250 gift card redeemable for any product or service at Kauffman Tire

Fifth place: Highwoods Properties

Tasting in Valdosta August 27

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Valdostans: Come to  Titletown Tasting to benefit the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia August 27. The evening of light appetizers, spirits and mingling will be held from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. at The Loft — above City Market. Tickets are $35 per person for the third annual event. Click here for more information.

 

Plan on Joe’s seafood June 16th

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Join your area law enforcement as they serve up seafood at all five Georgia Joe’s Crab Shacks on Thursday, June 16th. Dine out for our athletes and help support your local officers as they wait on you! All tips received by the cops goes directly back to SOGA.  Click here for more information.
Douglasville: 2868 Chapel Hill Road (Douglasville Police Department)
Duluth: 1590 Pleasant Hill Road (Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)
Kennesaw: 2501 Cobb Place Blvd (Kennesaw Police Department)
Morrow: 1965 Mt. Zion Road  (Clayton County Sheriff’s Office)
Stone Mountain: 4300 Highway 78 (Gwinnett County Police Department)

Summer Games 2011: Results

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The results are in! Here’s how the  athletes did at the 2011 Special Olympics GA Summer Games at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Congratulations to all our Special Olympics Georgia athletes!

Aquatics

10 meter assisted
15 meter flotation
15 meter unassisted
15 meter walk
25 meter flotation
25 meter backstroke
25 meter breaststroke
25 meter butterfly
25 meter free-style
50 meter backstroke
50 meter breaststroke
50 meter butterfly
50 meter free-style
100 meter backstroke
100 meter free-style
100 meter individual medley
200 meter free-style
4×25 free-style relay
4×25 unified relay

Athletics/Track and Field

Pentathlon
Running Long Jump
Standing Long Jump
Shotput – Men
Shotput – Women
Softball Throw
Tennis Ball Throw
10 meter assisted walk
25 meter walk
50 meter dash
50 meter walk
100 meter dash
100 meter walk
200 meter dash
400 meter run
400 meter walk
800 meter run
10 meter wheelchair manual race
25 meter wheelchair manual race
25 meter motorized obstacle
30 meter motorized slalom
50 meter motorized slalom
4×100 meter unified relay
4×100 relay

Badminton

Skills
Singles

Flag Football

Traditional
Unified Team

Football (Soccer) Skills

Skills

Football (Soccer) Team

Traditional Team
Unified Team

Gymnastics

Group Rhythmic Ball
Rhythmic All-Around
Rhythmic All-Around (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Ball
Rhythmic Ball (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Clubs
Rhythmic Hoop
Rhythmic Hoop (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Ribbon
Rhythmic Ribbon (Level A&B)
Rhythmic Rope
Rhythmic Rope (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic All-Around
Unified Rhythmic All-Around (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Ball
Unified Rhythmic Ball (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Clubs
Unified Rhythmic Hoop
Unified Rhythmic Hoop (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Ribbon
Unified Rhythmic Ribbon (Level A&B)
Unified Rhythmic Rope
Unified Rhythmic Rope (Level A&B)

Table Tennis

Skills
Singles

Tennis

Skills
Singles and Doubles

Volleyball Team

Unified Team
Modified Team
Traditional Team

Handcuffed: Officers cuffed to treadmills June 4

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Watch Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department officers  while they are handcuffed to a moving treadmill for eight hours or until  their fundraising goal is reached June 4 at Wal-Mart.  And to encourage them to keep walking or running, make a donation to support the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia. 

Wal-Mart is located at 3250 Sardis Church Road, Buford. The event, called Cuffed for a Cause, will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
Other Cuffed for a Cause dates are

June 11th – Cobb County Police Department – Town Center Mall, Kennesaw
June 25th – Canton Police Department – Its a Grind, 104 Prominence Pointe Parkway
TBD – Dunwoody Police Department
TBD-Gwinnett County Police Department – Wal-Mart; 3795 Buford Drive, Buford

Be served by law enforcement at Joe’s June 16

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Join your area law enforcement as they serve up seafood at all five Georgia Joe’s Crab Shacks on Thursday, June 16th. Dine out for our athletes and help support your local officers as they wait on you! All tips received by the cops goes directly back to SOGA. Also print out this coupon to bring with you and 10 percent of your bill comes back to SOGA as well. Thanks to the generosity of Joe’s Crab Shack! This is your chance to get to know your local law enforcement and see them serving, dancing and maybe even singing! A night to not be missed!

Be sure to visit the following locations:
Douglasville: 2868 Chapel Hill Road (Douglasville Police Department)
Duluth: 1590 Pleasant Hill Road (Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)
Kennesaw: 2501 Cobb Place Blvd (Kennesaw Police Department)
Morrow: 1965 Mt. Zion Road  (Clayton County Sheriff’s Office)
Stone Mountain: 4300 Highway 78 (Gwinnett County Police Department)

season splash

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Wednesday: Chili’s for a meal and for Special Olympics Georgia

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Wednesday, May 25, Chili’s Restaurants in the metro area will give SOGA 10 percent back on anything you spend for lunch or dinner.  Each location has a takeout door — you can bring something home to your family AND help Special Olympics Georgia!  So treat yourself on Wednesday to a nice meal out BUT you must bring the flyer. This promotion is good at all Metro Chili’s except
Airport, Discover Mills and Statesboro.

Watch for the torch relay near you

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Check out the torch relay near your town as law enforcement officers run the Flame of Hope across the state ending May 20 at the Opening  Ceremony of State Summer Games where an officer and an athlete light the cauldron. Officers carry the Flame of Hope into the Opening Ceremony of State Winter, Summer, and Fall Games each year. The top five fundraising departments have the honor of carrying in the Flame of Hope during these games and lighting the cauldron.

Support your local law enforcement officers as they run with the torch through your city through May 20th.  Click here to download the full detailed schedule.

For the State Summer Games schedule and more information, click here.

For the press release about State Summer Games, click here.